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No 408,959. Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

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IVILLIAM O. DOUBIIEDAY, OF LIMA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO BERTHA 0. DOUBLE-DAY, OF SAME PLACE.

VENDING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming; part of Letters Patent No. 408,959, dated August13, 1889.

Application filed February 16, 1889. Serial No. 300,119. (No model.)

To (ZZZ whom itmcty concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM 0. DOUBLE- DAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lima, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending Apparatus; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to improvements in that class of vendingapparatus shown in a prior application filed by me on the 10th day ofSeptember, 1888, Serial No. 285,061; and it has for its object tosimplify,

cheapen, and render more efficient'the mech anism shown, described, andclaimed in my prior application, as aforesaid.

In my former device I employ a horizontal shaft, which is geared to themovable carrier and to a counter-shaft, which. is in turn geared to arack on and moved by the endwise movements of a delivery-slide.invention I dispense with this'gearing and the shafts and employ a leverfulcrumed at an intermediate point of its length and arranged out of thepath of said delivery-slide and the transversely-movable carrier, saidlever being pivotally connected at its ends to the carrier anddelivery-slide.

My invention further consists of certain improvements in minor detailsof construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical transversesectional View on the line 00 a: of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsectional View on the line y g of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is avertical sectionalView on the line Z Z of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view onthe line Z Z of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of thecarrier and its rod detached from the machine.

Like numerals of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figuresof the drawings.

1 designates the inclosing shell or case, having a coin-receiving slot 2near its upper end,

and 3 the inclined coinway, which receives the coin from thecoin-slotand delivers at its In this my present lower rear end said cointo a vertical cointube 4:, which is erected within the case or shell 1near its rear side. This coin-tube is arranged a little to one side ofthe inclined coinway and has the upper portion of one 5 5 side wallcurved or inclined, as at 5, to deflect the coin descending thecoinwaylaterally into the coin-tube and cause it to assume a verticalposit-ion therein or fall edgewise in the tube. This tube is contractedgradually from its upper toward its lower end, and the lower end of saidtube is rigidly and firmly secured to a head 6, cast with a fixed guide7 which is suitably secured to the platform Sin position to serve as aguide for the rear end of the de livery-slide.

Between the front of the case or shell and the vertical coin-tube isarranged a horizontal support 10 for the movable carrier 11, and thissupport has a longitudinal slot 12 extending from front to rear thereof,a recess 13, and a transverse slot 11-, which opens into thelongitudinal slot and communicates with the recess, as shown.

The delivery-slide 15 is arranged in the longitudinal slot 12 and belowthe transverselymovable carrier 11, and this slide is secured on anendwise-movable rod or carrier 15, which extends longitudinally throughthe case a or shell, this carrier-rod being supported and guided inaligned bearings or guides 7 16, which are secured at suitable distancesapart 011 the platform 8, as shown. To the front end of thiscarrier-rod,which projects through and beyond the front of the case orshell 8 5 when the delivery-slide is withdrawn within the case, is fixeda knob or handle 17 and a plate 18, which conceals the aperture or slotin the case through which the carrier-rod and slide pass, and near itsrear end this carrier- 0 rod is formed with an enlargement or shoulder19 and acoin-holder 20. This coin-holder isinade or cast integral withthe carrier-rod and theshoulder thereon, and it is arranged laterally ofthe carrier-rod and projects rear- 9 5 wardly from the shoulder thereon,whereby the coin-holder is adapted to slide laterally of the fixed guide7 and beneath the lower open end of the vertical coin-tube when thecarrier-rod and delivery-slide are forced rearwardly in the case orshell. This coin-holder fits snuglybeneath the vertical coin-tube, andit has a vertical slot 91, which aligns with the coin-tube and receivesthe coin therefrom, said coin-holder having a raised rib or shoulder 22on its upper side, against which takes a detent 2% when the slide isforced in the case to prevent the slide from being withdrawn entirelyfrom the case unless a coin has been previously deposited in thecoinholder, this detent being raised or elevated out of engagement withthe shoulder 22 by the coin within the coin-slot of the holder 20. Thedetent is preferably made in the form of a bail, and it so proportionedas to lit snugly around the head of the fixed guide 7 for thecarrier-rod, the rear free ends of the arms of the bail being pivoted tothe guide-head by a transverse shaft or pin 25. The front end of thedetent or bail is free to drop or fall by gravity into the path of theraised rib or shoulder 22 on the coin-holder of the carrier-rod and torest on said rod to prevent the further descent of the detent or bail.The depth of the slot in the coin-holder is less than the diameter ofthe proper coin, which is designed to raise the detent, so that theupper edge of the coin will project above the coin-holder sufficientlyto raise the detentwhen the slide is drawn outwardly from the case, andthus allow the raised shoulder 22 on the coin-holder to clear the detentbefore the latter falls back or returns by gravity in the path of theraised rib or shoulder.

The horizontal transversely-movable carrier is arranged on the supportabove the delivery-slide, and it has a longitudinal slot 27, which isadapt-ed to align with the longitudinal slot of the support when thecarrier is in its normal position. This carrier andthe delivcryslide areactuated simultaneously and moved in different horizontal planes atright angles to each other when said slide is moved endwise in eitherdirection. In my present apparatus I employ a lever 30, which isarranged laterally of the delivery-slide and the carrier out of the pathof both of said parts and connected to the slide and carrier to move thelatter simultaneously with the slide. This lever is arranged in ahorizontal position at one side of the support and above the platform,and its ends are bent or curved slightly to adapt the lever to fitaround the corner or angle of the support. This lever is fulcrumed at anintermediate point of its length on a vertical pivot or shaft 31, andits ends are connected to the slide and the carrier by a pin-and-slotconnection, as at 32. The slot is formed in each end of the lever, andthe pin or stud is formed with or secured to the slide and the carrierand fits snugly in the slot. In the connection between the slide andlever the pin is cast integral with the extreme rear end of thecoin-holder; but in the connection between the carrier and the other armof the lever the pin is secured to and depends from the carrier andworks in the transverse slot formed in the elevated support for thecarrier. The carrier normally lies over the deliveryslide in such aposition that the slot in the carrier is immediately over the slide,which is forced back within the case or shell, with the detent inengagement with the shoulder or rib of the coin-holder. \Vhen a coin. ofthe proper denomination is deposited in the coin-holder and the slidewithdrawn from the case or shell, the coin first raises the detent andthe slide moves the lever on its fulcrum, so that the latter actuatesthe carrier transversely of the slide at right angles there to andsimultaneously therewith, thus moving the slide so that the slot thereinis brought beneath a receptacle containing the articles to bedistributed or vendcd. The article enters this slot in the carrier, andwhen the slide is forced back in the apparatus the lever is moved in thereverse direction and the carrier likewise returned to its firstposition, and as soon as the slot in the carrier arrives over the slidethe article in the slot will [all or drop by gravity on the slide.

35 is the vertically-movable coiirdetaining rod, which is arranged onthe inside of the front of the case or shell and guided in suitablelixed staples or guides 80. This rod has a horizontal arm 37 at itslower end, which is arranged immediately over the delivery-slide in thepath of the article to be deposited on the slide by the carrier. Theweight of the art-icle serves to depress this arm and the rod, and thusWithdraws the upper end of the rod from across the coin-receivin g slot2, so that a coin can be introduced into the machine when an article ison the delivery-slide ready to be delivered; but when the supply hasbecome exhausted the upper end of the rod is projected across thecoin-slot to prevent the introduction of a coin therein by a horizontalcounterbalancing-arm 38, which is fulcrumed at an intermediate point ofits length, one end of said arm being connected to the coin-detainingrod, and the other end of the arm being provided with a weight, whichmay be of any suitable construction.

As in my former machine, I provide a receptacle-support 39, which isarranged laterally of the delivery-slide and above the carrier, and thecarrier itself is corrugated on its upper surface, so as to agitate thecontents of the receptacle and insure the proper feeding of the articlesto the slot in the carrier.

The vertical coin-tube is provided with a transverse slot l0 in one ofits side walls and with laterally-projeeting ears 4C1, which form thesupports for a pivoted plate 42, thatis arranged in the coin-tube in thepath of a coin as it passes through the tube. This oscillating platecarries an arm 43, which constitutes a bell-ham1ner and is adapted tosound an audible alarm when the coin passes through the tube by strikinga bell M, as is obvious.

The operation of my invention will. be readily understood from theforegoing (lescription, taken in connection with the draw ings, and neednot therefore be referred to in detail here.

The horizontal platform Sis provided with a slot 46, through which fallsby gravity the coin contained in the coin-holder of the delivery-slidewhen said coin-holder aligns with the slot 46 on the outward movement ofthe delivery-slide to convey the contents thereof in a position so thatthe operator can remove the article from the slide. The coin, after itpasses this slot 46, is deposited in a tray or receptacle 47, which isinserted beneath the platform 8. r

I would have it understood that I reserve the right to make such changesin the form and proportion of parts and details of construction asfairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a delivery-slide, acarrier, and a lever arranged out of the path of and connected with saidcarrier, and the slide for moving the carrier at right angles to andsimultaneously with the movement of the slide, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a delivery-slide, acarrier, and a lever fulcrumed at an intermediate point of its lengthand arranged out of the path of the slide and carrier, said lever beingconnected at its ends to the slide and carrier, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a delivery-slide, acarrier, and a lever arranged laterally of the slide and carrier andconnected at its extremities by a pin-and-slot connection with the slideand carrier, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4:. In a vending apparatus, the combination of a carrier-rod having adelivery-slide fixed thereto, a coin-holder rigid with said rod andprojecting laterally thereof, a fixed guide in which said carrier-rodoperates, and a cointube fixed to the guide, substantially as described,for the purpose set forth.

5. In a vending apparatus, the combination of the fixed guides, avertical coin-tube fixed to one of the guides, an endwise-movablecarrier-rod working in said guides and carrying a delivery-slide, acoin-holder rigid with said rod and projecting laterally thereof toclear the rear guide and align with the coin-tube, and a coinwayarranged above said coin-tube, substantially as described.

6. In a vending apparatus, the combination of the fixed guide, acoin-tube fixed to said head, a carrier-rod carrying the delivery-slideand working in the guide, a coin-holder rigid with the carrier-rod andprojecting laterally thereof and having the raised shoulder, and adetent pivoted to the head of the guide and adapted to engage with theshoulder of the coin-holder, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVILLIAM C. DOUBLEDAY. lVitnesses:

W. H. WooLnRY, T. A. RoBINsoN.

